1974 Los Angeles International Airport bombing

1974 Los Angeles International Airport Bombing
LocationLos Angeles, California
DateAugust 6, 1974
TargetLos Angeles International Airport
Attack type
Bombing
Deaths3
Injured36
PerpetratorsMuharem Kurbegovic

The 1974 Los Angeles International Airport bombing occurred on August 6, 1974, in the overseas passenger terminal lobby of Pan American World Airways at the Los Angeles International Airport. The attack killed three people and injured 36 others.[1]

The attack was perpetrated by 37-year-old Yugoslavian immigrant Muharem Kurbegovic, who was arrested two weeks after the bombing. Kurbegovic was eventually found guilty of first-degree murder for committing the bombing and an additional attack.[2] He was sentenced to life in prison.[3]

  1. ^ Tucker, Jonathan B., ed. (2000). Toxic Terror: Assessing Terrorist Use of Chemical and Biological Weapons. MIT Press. p. 77. ISBN 9780262700719. LCCN 41-24478. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
  2. ^ "Alphabet Bomber guilty of murder". Los Angeles Times. October 16, 2006.
  3. ^ "Bomber gets life in prison". United Press International. November 25, 1980.